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Alarmed vs Alerted - What's the difference?

alarmed | alerted |

As verbs the difference between alarmed and alerted

is that alarmed is (alarm) while alerted is (alert).

As an adjective alarmed

is having an alarm fitted.

alarmed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (alarm)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Having an alarm fitted.
    • This door is alarmed .
  • Worried; anxious; panicky.
    • I'm extremely alarmed about the army outside my house.

    alerted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (alert)

    • Anagrams

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    alert

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Attentive; awake; on guard.
  • (obsolete) Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
  • * Addison
    • an alert young fellow

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An alarm.
  • A notification of higher importance than an advisory.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To give warning to.

    • Anagrams

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